Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

This is the current state of the Snow Country.

There were no major problems. In the 57th year of Konoha, they wiped out an entire fleet of the Land of Water in one fell swoop, and the Land of Water even submitted.

Therefore, the Land of Snow is not currently facing any problems.

Occasionally, there might be some pirates, but they would be sunk in no time.

"Oh, right."

Suddenly remembering something, Feng Hua Xiaoxue spoke up again.

"The two aircraft carriers that were already in training before you left have been officially incorporated into the fleet, forming two fleets with the carriers as flagships. One of them is named after you, the Seven Nights, and the other..."

"Wait? The Seven Nights?"

Qi Ye interrupted Feng Hua Xiao Xue's words.

Why does this name make him want to complain so much?

Seven Nights... Enterprise...

"What should we call the second one? Hornet? Let's just call it Yukikaze."

"The Yukikaze? That's fine too."

Feng Hua Xiaoxue nodded.

Since it hasn't been officially named yet, it's fine for Seven Nights to name it.

They sat down together at the table where government affairs were handled, and Feng Hua Xiaoxue sat next to Qi Ye without any hesitation, right next to him.

Qiye pretended not to know anything about this.

It's already the 60th year of Konoha. In January, if I remember correctly, in two months, it will probably be the time when the new generation of Konoha ninjas graduate.

In other words, it's when the story begins.

The situation on the Ninja Continent is turbulent, which is why Shichiya has returned at this time to avoid getting involved in trouble.

He still wanted to live his normal life.

Although it has been proven that living a slice-of-life life in a shonen anime is indeed a mistake.

"During my absence, we did not expand our military capabilities, did we?"

Qi Ye looked at the table and found information about military matters.

His original intention was simply to enable the Land of Snow to have the ability to protect itself, so he only organized an army of ordinary people, and there weren't many ninjas.

Guren is the new leader of the ninja village, but it is no longer a ninja village. After all, the ninja village has too much power and a certain degree of political autonomy, while the daimyo has too little control over the ninja village.

This could be a hidden danger.

Currently, the ninjas in the Land of Snow are merely a special unit with a small number of members, only a few dozen. Most of them are still young children who have just grown up, with only Guren being a bit more powerful as a user of Crystal Release.

In terms of strength, he's probably only at the level of a Jonin.

Nanaya didn't teach her Sage Mode; he only taught it to Yukata and Hinata Hanabi.

But now that I think about it, maybe I should teach him. If there's an expert in front of him, he won't need to worry too much.

However, the Land of Snow doesn't cause trouble, so there's probably no need for him to take action.

However, others might not think that way.

"Military expansion is certainly underway."

"...Huh? Who instigated you?"

"Why is it that it's someone else instigating it, and not my own idea?"

"Don't joke around, I know who you are."

Who is Feng Hua Xiao Xue? She was raised by him.

While they might not become as lazy as him, they certainly lack aggression. The Snow Country's military strength is already sufficient for self-defense, so there's no need to expand its armaments.

That's practically the pace of war.

Hearing Qiye say that, Feng Hua Xiaoxue smiled shyly.

But I answered anyway.

"It was a joint letter from some radicals in the military, and a man named Higashiyama Hideki was the leader."

"..."

Dongshan...

I'm Tojo, for crying out loud.

"Did they threaten you?"

"How could that be? They wouldn't dare. With you here, Brother Qiye, they just said that the Snow Kingdom needs more troops to protect its interests."

You actually believe that?

"The army may not be needed, but the navy definitely needs to be expanded. Our Land of Snow is an island nation, and there are many other island nations in the sea. With the prosperity of trade, many new sea routes have been opened, and many pirates have emerged. The original ships are not enough to escort them, so expanding the navy is imperative. Brother Qiye, you don't know, the pirates are too rampant now. There are also many ninjas who know that our Land of Snow has few ninjas, so they specifically target our Land of Snow's merchant caravans. Therefore, we can only strengthen our defenses. Brother Qiye, the marines you mentioned before have already been trained and put into escort duties. By the way, they captured quite a few pirates recently. One of them kept shouting that he was going to become the Pirate King. Don't you think that's too arrogant?"

"Hmm...that's really outrageous."

Qiye nodded in agreement.

However, this would expand military capabilities...

What is the current size of the navy?

"Currently, there are two main fleets: the First Fleet, centered around the aircraft carrier Nanaya, and the Second Fleet, centered around the aircraft carrier Yukikaze. Each fleet has about dozens of ships, including battleships and destroyers. Together, the two fleets have nearly a hundred ships. In addition, there are many non-combat ships such as landing ships, troop transports, and logistics ships. Furthermore, the construction of the third aircraft carrier has begun and is almost complete. It will soon be incorporated into the Third Fleet. In addition, each fleet has a Marine Corps unit under its command, which is currently at the regimental level and has less than two thousand personnel."

"..."

I had a feeling about the seventh night.

The war machine of the Land of Snow may not be able to stop.

Should we follow Comrade Katyusha's example and carry out a major purge within the military?

Get rid of those who always try to lead the Land of Snow into war.

Wow, the navy has grown to this size...

I used to think that the Land of Fire's industrial base, which could quickly build airships, was very impressive, but now compared to that, it's nothing.

If the Land of Snow were to truly erupt, its construction speed might be even faster.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. The industrial base of the Land of Snow is already very strong. While the Ninja Continent was still relying on cattle and horses to transport supplies, they had already started researching trains.

If we hadn't been poor before, we probably would have left long ago.

Chapter 59: It Will Eventually End

If the navy is in such a state, what about the army?

"What's the current situation with the army?"

"The army remains largely the same as before, including conventional combat units, logistics units, and other branches of service, maintaining around 100,000 personnel, organized into two corps, each with two combat divisions, but..."

"But what?"

"Each has a combat division, which has been reorganized into an armored division. In addition, an independent mechanized artillery division has been added, with newly trained artillery personnel."

"..."

Armored division.

In the Land of Snow, the concept is that of a mechanized division equipped with a large number of armored vehicles, tanks, and automobiles.

Based on simulations of combat against ninja forces, this is entirely possible to fight a large-scale battle against the enemy ninja force, although they would likely be wiped out afterward.

And the artillery division...

Those are powerful weapons for attacking cities and seizing strongholds, especially large-caliber heavy artillery, 1.55mm and above.

And it's mechanized! Was it converted into a self-propelled artillery piece? Or was it equipped with a large number of vehicles for towing?

Well, it seems the Land of Snow has quite a few talented people. He only managed to create some things, but they were subsequently improved upon.

"What about the Air Force? Did they expand their forces too?"

"Excluding aircraft carriers, the Air Force currently has one air force division, comprising two fighter squadrons with approximately two hundred fighter jets, one bomber squadron with approximately one hundred bombers, and a varying number of reconnaissance aircraft, as well as an airborne regiment with a relatively large number of personnel, approximately five thousand. In addition, there is an airship squadron consisting of more than two hundred airships, and a transport aircraft squadron. Oh, the transport aircraft of the airborne regiment are not included in the count."

"..."

Seven Nights now has a certain feeling.

It felt like he had inadvertently opened Pandora's box.

Perhaps, the peaceful life we ​​once knew is truly gone forever.

Upon closer reflection, it evokes a sense of history rolling in, unstoppable by human effort.

Perhaps, the era of ninjas is coming to an end.

The Land of Snow is now giving off a sense of militarism; such a small country like the Land of Snow has managed to maintain such a large army.

And damn it, they even brought in paratroopers! I don't recall Seven Nights mentioning that concept; he just said they equipped pilots with parachutes on airplanes.

So, the Land of Snow has a talent with strategic vision, and he holds a high rank in the military.

After all, it can influence Feng Hua Xiao Xue's decision.

"Little Xue'er, who brought in the paratroopers?"

"Huh? It's me!"

"……you?"

"Ah."

Feng Hua Xiaoxue nodded.

Qi Ye blinked and looked at her, but didn't notice anything unusual.

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​doing this?"

"Brother Qiye, you said it."